Skate America: Great Britain’s Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear win gold in Grand Prix event
Great Britain’s Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear won gold in the ice dance at Skate America in the first ISU Grand Prix of the season.
The pair beat defending ISU world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates from the United States by a fraction of a point in Allen, Texas, while Spain’s Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck finished third.
In January, Gibson and Fear won silver for a second consecutive year in the ice dance at the European Figure Skating Championships.
“We were so proud to be up there on the podium. It was definitely a heartwarming moment, especially to be surrounded by our amazing team-mates,” said Fear of the other two pairs she trains alongside.
Gibson and Fear led after the rhythm dance and finished second in the free dance for an overall score of 206.38 points, with Chock and Bates second on 205.63.
The six-leg Grand Prix series continues on Friday with Skate Canada in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
